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Surface miningequipment - are equipment or machines being used for surface mining when coal is found close to the surface or on hillsides. It involves removing the topsoil and subsoil and setting them aside while the coal is removed. The following are the equipment/machines used to recover the coal:

Sugar is characterized as pure carbohydrate, a nutrient that supplies energy to the body. Sucrose is the chemical name for table sugar. Sucrose occurs naturally in every fruit and vegetable in the plant kingdom. It is the major product of photosynthesis, the process by which plants transform the sun's energy into food. There are various types of sugar you'll find on product labels, among them are:

Scooter is a mobility device for users who have some ability to walk, but are limited in distance or stamina, as in people with milder forms of cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, stroke survivors, arthritis, and cardiac conditions, among others.